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Recreation and Open Space

The scenic setting of Tai Po creates a strong sense of visual
identity, thus the strategy for recreation provision in the New
Town aims at providing ample recreational facilities and
open space at the new residential areas while enhancing
their linkages to rural recreation areas and the surrounding
countryside. One of the major existing open spaces is the
promenade along Lam Tsuen River in the town centre, which
provides a visual corridor to Tolo Harbour in the east and
Tai Mo Shan in the west and connects to the 22 ha of Tai
Po Waterfront Park (Figure 11), separating the town centre
from the Industrial Estate. Among the existing recreational
facilities, the major ones are the Tai Po Sports Ground and
Tai Po Swimming Pool near the town centre and the Kerry
Lake Egret Nature Park for eco-tourism related recreational
developments in Tai Po Kau. Indoor recreation centres
are provided at various locations. Ball courts and local
open spaces are common facilities shared by the schools
and residents of the public housing estates. Moreover, a
network of country trails which mainly follows existing village
footpaths and ridges overlooking Tai Po New Town from the
west and the north, connects urban Tai Po to rural recreation
areas and surrounding countryside.

Figure 11: Tai Po Waterfront Park

Town Centre

Tai Po Market and its adjacent reclamation in Tolo Harbour form the urban core of the Tai Po New
Town (Figure 12). It is well served by the Tai Po Market Railway Station and public transport facilities.
Tai Po Market was once occupied mainly by tenement buildings, many of which have, however, been
redeveloped in recent years. The reclamation to the south of Ting Kok Road is mainly for residential and
industrial developments including public housing estates and the Tai Po Industrial Estate.

Figure 12: Tai Po Town Centre

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